Access to Finance: Building Inclusive Financial Systems (World Bank/IMF/Brookings Emerging Markets)

by RobertE.Litan (Editor), Anjali Kumar (Editor), Michael S . Barr (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $43.79

  Broad-based and inclusive financial systems significantly raise growth, alleviate poverty, and expand economic opportunity. Households, small enterprises, and the rural poor often have difficulty obtaining financial services for a multitude of reasons, including transaction costs, perceived risk, inadequate infrastructure, and information barriers.